In reality...

It’s the news that doesn’t impact your life at all, is the news you care about.

For example, the other day two big stories that blew up was that Kate Middleton was pregnant and the pope had made a twitter. It doesn’t affect you at all. Unless you live in England, which you probably don’t. But if you did, it still wouldn’t affect you for another twenty years or so. Even then it still wouldn’t change much. In the end, the only thing it will change is who you’re following on twitter. Why? Because you’re waiting for that day of a picture of the baby so you can retweet it. The pope’s finally making a twitter, maybe he’ll send some words of wisdom, in Latin. The Fiscal Cliff. Maybe you’ve seen it as a trending search on Bing a few times but were too lazy to click on it. That impacts you a lot. How? It’s a long story.

It’s also the dumb stories that you see on the news every morning that you won’t remember by 12:30. You like to watch it, everyone does because it’s interesting and easy to understand. You also like that sort of news because it’s something you can tell someone in class or tell a coworker to start a conversation. No one wants to talk about politics, they want to talk about the guy who won the lottery and how he doesn’t deserve it. I would rather talk about that than politics, anyone would because you also can’t take sides on dumb stories. It’s how much that will last as something you cared about until another story comes up. This blog for example, doesn’t impact your life at all, unless if it’s that you realized you spend too much time on Reddit, claiming you keep up with the news.

5 things you didn't know about competitive cycling

    
 

           Yeah, you've heard of Lance and the Tour. That''s all there is, right? A bike and someone on it to win.   Wrong. Here are 5 things you didn't know about competitive cycling.

1.   Steroids. Almost everyone in the Tour De France since forever used steroids. Don't argue, if they didn't, there's something really special in the water.
2.  Bikes. Someone who's really into cycling, and can spend the money doesn't just have two bikes (one for training and the other for racing). Usually they might have 4-6 bikes. Maybe two for training, one for road, one for trials and one as a backup. And maybe one more just because.
3. Water or Gatorade? You're not supposed to drink anything other than water or mixes when racing. By mixes, I mean Gatorade or some special juice. 
4. What are you good at? In a team, it's not one loses, all loses. Each rider has a different strength than someone else. Someone might be good at distance, speed, hills, turns, downhill. That's why they wear different colors on their jersey  to indicate what they specialize in. 
5. Carbs are good. The day before a race, or usually the day before any sport, eat as much carbs as you can. Not really as you can, but until you're full, sort of. The kinds of carbs not to eat would be pizza and cake. The good kinds of carbs would be bagels and pasta. It just helps boost your energy the next day.

   

How many years does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

           

            The Trail of Lights is back after a two-year absence in Austin. The cherished Austin tradition will now include attractions and experiences to expand this year.

        

            “The Trail of Lights is an iconic celebration of authentic Austin,” said Paul Carrozza, Founder and CEO of the RunTex Carrozza Foundation. RunTex Carrozza, Forefront Austin, and HEB are in partership funding the Trail of Lights this year. Some things that will be at the event this year will be going on every night like singers, carolers and different themes each night. Something new this year will be a spot for local businesses and benefiting charities can have their own booth.

               “H-E-B is honored to turn the lights back on again this year as the lead sponsor for the Trail of Lights," said Leslie Sweet, H-E-B Director of Public Affairs. The festival usually has about 250,000 people from out of Austin to visit.

                  There will still be the Trail of Lights 5K as there was every year, hosted by Humana. Carrozza hopes to keep this going next year by raising money with local businesses. 

                 "Trail of Lights is a piece of Austin’s history and a platform bringing together Central Texans to participate in a vibrant event and advance the community. Great things happen when we come together to celebrate," said Carrozza. 

                   The Trail of Lights will kick off on December 16, 2012 with a 5K run followed by the grand opening of the lights display. It will run through Dec. 23rd. HEB will also be providing a free book for every child who attend the Trail of Lights this year.